Category: Saint of the Day

Saint Barnabas was the cousin of Saint Mark the Evangelist. He is given the honorary title of apostle, even though he was not one of the Twelve. He was the disciple and companion of Saint Paul. He labored with Saint … Continue reading →

She was a Dominican nun, a native of Bologna, born of a noble family. Despite the opposition of her family she gave up the world and became a nun. Click here more on her and her notable friendship with the … Continue reading →

This great and saintly princess and queen was the granddaughter of King Edmund Ironside of England. She was the wife of King Malcolm III of Scotland, whose father, Duncan, was murdered by the noted Macbeth. There never was a more … Continue reading →

Saint Columbkille, also called Saint Columba, was born in Donegal, in Ireland, on the feast of Saint Ambrose, December 7, 521. He founded many monasteries there. He was also the great apostle to Scotland, where he built many monasteries and … Continue reading →

These two saints of France were, as we are told in the Roman Martyrology, twin brothers. They were born on the same day, consecrated bishops on the same day, and on the same day they died. Saint Medard was Bishop … Continue reading →

He was an English priest from Yorkshire, in England, who became a Cistercian monk, and was made the first abbot of the famous Abbey of Newminster, founded in 1137. He was a great friend of Saint Bernard of Clairvaux and … Continue reading →

He was one of the Seven Deacons ordained by the Apostles, as we are told in the Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 6. It was he who baptized the eunuch of Queen Candace, of Ethiopia, to let us know how … Continue reading →

He was born near Cologne, in Germany, and was educated at the court of the emperor. After a somewhat worldly life, he was struck down one day by lightning while riding on a horse. He cried out to God, like … Continue reading →

Saint Boniface was born in England, in 680. His name in English was Winfrid, which in Latin is translated to Boniface, and means “he who does good.” He entered a Benedictine monastery at the age of five. In 719, he … Continue reading →

He was born of a royal family in the Kingdom of Naples. As a little boy he started daily reciting the rosary. Very early in his life he contracted leprosy, and was miraculously cured of it. He spent every possible … Continue reading →

He is one of the great Irish saints. He was the founder of the famous monastery of Glendalough. Along with Saint Laurence O’Toole, he is one of the patron saints of Dublin. Here is a photo of “Saint Kevin’s bed,” … Continue reading →

She was a queen, the wife of King Clovis of the Franks, who brought the French people as a nation into the Catholic Church in 496, when he was baptized at Rheims by Saint Remigius. Her husband, King Clovis, died … Continue reading →

These were twenty-two young men and boys, from thirteen to thirty years in age, who were martyred for the Catholic Faith in Uganda in Africa after undergoing cruel torments. Four had not yet received the sacrament of Baptism but these … Continue reading →

He was a bishop in Campania in Italy who was martyred after undergoing terrible torments. He is one of the fourteen Holy Helpers and is invoked against stomach ailments. He is also the patron of sailors, who call him Saint … Continue reading →